Flicks in the City again provides us with a Game of Thrones cast member interview. This time Daniel Portman talks about playing Tyrion’s squire Podrick Payne and the intimidation factor of getting thrown into the deep end on a huge HBO production.

Winter Is Coming: Daniel seems like a cool guy. Can’t wait to see more of Pod in season three!

In Daniel’s interview, he mentions that he filmed in the Trsteno Arboretum, so we know that Tyrion had a scene there. We’d speculated that it was being used for Olenna’s meeting with Sansa, but I guess it’s either not that or more than that.

A woman really enjoyed the interview. Remember, there are no small parts, only small actors (and I don’t mean size) so it was interesting to see that he thought quite a bit about motivation for Pod’s saving Tyrion, and how he had to internalize Pod’s own thoughts and feelings to help him subtly to bring those out in his time onscreen through relatively limited actions and opportunity. I totally got who Pod was before ever hearing Daniel speak in his own words. So well done Daniel!

–Episode #21: Jon is brought before Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, while the Night’s Watch survivors retreat south. In King’s Landing, Tyrion asks for his reward, Littlefinger offers Sansa a way out, and Cersei hosts a dinner for the royal family. Arya runs into the Brotherhood Without Banners. Dany sails into Slaver’s Bay. (Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; directed by Daniel Minahan)